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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Antya 1.86
‘মোর অন্তর-বার্তা রূপ জানিল কেমনে ?’ স্বরূপ কহে — “জানি, কৃপা করিয়াছ আপনে ॥ ৮৬ ॥
‘mora antara-vārtā rūpa jānila kemane?’
svarūpa kahe — “jāni, kṛpā kariyācha āpane
“How could Rūpa Gosvāmī have understood My heart?” the Lord asked.
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The Lord asked how Rūpa Gosvāmī could have understood His heart.
Svarūpa Dāmodara replied that the Lord had already bestowed His causeless mercy upon Rūpa Gosvāmī.
His reply identifies the Lord’s mercy as the explanation for Rūpa Gosvāmī’s understanding.
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Recognition and encouragement. Rūpa’s devotional insight receives the Lord’s approval; even a dog receives mercy.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
Meanwhile, Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī reached Bengal, after returning from Vṛndāvana. Although he could not follow the Bengali devotees, after some time he also came to Jagannātha Purī, where he stayed with Haridāsa Ṭhākura.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Antya 1
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